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Defender Of The Faith

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Noun

1. defender of the faith

a title that Leo X bestowed on Henry VIII and later withdrew; parliament restored the title and it has been used by English sovereigns ever since

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Defender Of The Faith

see synonyms of defender of the faith
noun
the title conferred upon Henry VIII by Pope Leo X in 1521 in recognition of the King's pamphlet attacking Luther's doctrines and retained by subsequent monarchs of England
. Latin term: Fidei Defensor

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Defender Of The Faith

see synonyms of defender of the faith
a title used by English sovereigns, originally conferred upon Henry VIII by Pope Leo X

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

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